Minkler, California
Minkler is a census-designated place in eastern Fresno County, California, United States. The place is located on Highway 180, east-southeast of Centerville and 7.6 miles north of Reedley at an elevation of 397 feet. It has a population of 867 people, as of the 2020 census. The town is named for Charles O. Minkler, a local farmer.
Minkler made headlines in February 2010 for a police shootout that took the lives of Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Joel Whalenmair and Reedley Police Department officer Javier Bejar, as well as the shooter, Rick Liles.
Demographics
Minkler first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Minkler had a population of 867. The population density was. The racial makeup of Minkler was 652 White, 0 African American, 12 Native American, 25 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 59 from other races, and 118 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 235 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 336 households, out of which 82 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 186 were married-couple households, 27 were cohabiting couple households, 64 had a female householder with no partner present, and 59 had a male householder with no partner present. 87 households were one person, and 63 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58. There were 222 families.
The age distribution was 159 people under the age of 18, 63 people aged 18 to 24, 153 people aged 25 to 44, 268 people aged 45 to 64, and 224 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 51.8years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males.
There were 373 housing units at an average density of, of which 336 were occupied. Of these, 259 were owner-occupied, and 77 were occupied by renters.